Approaching the theory and practice of sustainability isn't all that difficult. Fortunately, there are a number of excellent books that address various aspects, present them clearly, and offer suggestions for implementation. Here are some book recommendations for relaxing weekends on the couch. We recommend picking up an eBook—because at NIKIN, we're paperless.
Stephanie Hess: ECOlogical, ChangeMaker
The author provides an informative and engaging look at how our consumption impacts the environment. Many things we take for granted in everyday life have to travel long distances (for production). This is especially true for food, but other consumer goods are also sometimes unsustainable. Stephanie Hess provides an engaging and fact-based explanation of the CO2 emissions and water consumption associated with the production of popular products, as well as the alternatives available to consumers.
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Christoph Schulz: Sustainable Living for Beginners, Orell Füssli
This guide by Christoph Schulz helps you take the first steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle. The book provides practical answers to questions about the consequences of lifestyle and leisure activities and explains the benefits of, for example, avoiding or limiting meat consumption and air travel. The author thus demonstrates to readers that everyone can contribute to sustainability. More than 100 practical tips cover topics such as fashion, energy, and investing, making it easier to implement good intentions.
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Wolfgang Mulke: Sustainable Investment, Orell Füssli
Can investing be sustainable at all, and does changing customer behavior have an impact on the financial industry? And yes, as author Wolfgang Mulke explains in this book. By choosing sustainable investments, investors can undermine the arms industry and corruption, as well as the industrial exploitation of nature, child labor, and unhealthy food! Readers learn how and where to find individual investment products and sustainable financial service providers in the book "Sustainable Investment."
The important topic of returns and the verifiability of sustainability is also addressed here, always in an understandable way. Private investors can use this book to develop their own investment strategies and find suitable investment products. Banks, funds, and ETFs are presented, and the author offers sample portfolios that offer suggestions for different risk appetites—all sustainable.
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Sabine Haag: Unpackaged Shopping – Creative Storage, Orell Füssli
Shopping without packaging is a trend, and in Switzerland, too, more and more stores are offering food and other items without packaging. Sabine Haag explains how to do this best. After all, the goods purchased in this way also need to be transported and stored. Readers of this book will learn how to store loose food reliably, practically, and even decoratively, and the author also offers plenty of suggestions for doing it themselves.
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There is a growing range of informative literature available, much of it from the Swiss publisher Orell Füssli . Blogs on the topic can also be consulted. Sustainability blogs , which are based on the bloggers' own experiences, are particularly interesting! They also provide helpful, readable, and entertaining suggestions on the topic.
Do you know of a good book, exciting blog, or compelling guide on sustainability? Share it with us in the comments!
